Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which is at the very same time the beginning of his freedom and development of his reason.

  • -- Erich Fromm 埃里希·弗洛姆

人类的历史始于人类的反抗行为,而这正是人类自由和理性发展的开端。

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An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.

一个人如果违反了良心告诉他是不公正的法律,并且心甘情愿地接受监禁的惩罚,以唤起社会对其不公正的良心,那么他实际上是在表达对法律的最高尊重。

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.

宽恕并不总是容易的。有时候,原谅伤害我们的人,比我们所受的伤害更痛苦。然而,没有宽恕就没有和平。

Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.

不服从是美德中最罕见、最勇敢的一种,很少与忽视、最懒惰和最常见的恶习区分开来。

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

如果你跟随理性足够远,它总是导致与理性相反的结论。

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.

知道什么时候该说话——给国王最好的建议往往会带来危险。

You've been captive for so long that you don't even realize you want freedom anymore.

你被囚禁太久了,以至于你都没有意识到你想要自由。

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

我们的自由可以用我们可以放弃的东西的数量来衡量。

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

我称完全由理性引导的人为自由。